BitMine Immersion Technologies, a crypto miner turned Ethereum treasury company, has fattened its ETH stash with a second purchase this week, this time buying $200 million worth of the second-largest cryptocurrency.
Summary
- BitMine bought 46,255 ETH worth about $200M in its second purchase this week.
- The company’s total holdings now stand at 2.116M ETH valued at over $9.2B.
- Public firms collectively hold around 3.62M ETH.
Although BitMine has not disclosed its latest purchase, eagle-eyed researchers at blockchain analytics platform Lookonchain have flagged that 46,255 Ether had made its way into BitMine’s coffers on Wednesday.
BitMine reportedly executed the purchase across three separate transactions via digital asset trust Bitgo, with the investment amount standing at roughly $200.43 million as estimated by Lookonchain.
Including today’s ETH buy, the Nevada-based company’s total purchase this week has translated into a roughly $250 million allocation, with the company picking up 56545 ETH.
On Monday, the company said it had picked up over 202,469 ETH the previous week for approximately $881 million at the time.
As of Sep. 11, BitMine’s total Ether holdings constitute approximately 2.116 million ETH, valued at over $9.2 billion. This makes up around 1.75% of Ethereum’s circulating supply, and cements BitMine’s status as the world’s largest public Ethereum holder.
Since pivoting to a crypto treasury strategy in June and adopting an “asset-light” model focused on capital markets and staking yields, the company has steadily funded its Ether stash via direct investments. Over the long run, it plans to hold 5% of Ethereum’s total supply.
One of the key motivations behind the firm’s pivot was to enhance shareholder value, and that bet has played off quite nicely, with company shares up roughly 970% since it disclosed its ETH treasury plans.
Among its largest shareholders is Ark Invest, the Cathie Wood–led asset management firm, which holds 6.7 million shares in BitMine Immersion Technologies.
Last month, the company onboarded David Sharbutt, a former American Tower board member who is known for scaling infrastructure-heavy businesses, to its board to help guide BitMine’s long-term Ethereum strategy.
Ethereum treasury race heats up
BitMine joins a slowly growing list of public companies that have bet on Ethereum’s long-term potential. Some of the leading names include SharpLink Gaming, The Ether Machine, and Bit Digital, all of which have made sizable ETH allocations in recent weeks as part of their treasury strategies.
At the time of publication, approximately 3.62 million ETH were being held by public companies according to data tracked by Ethereum Treasuries.